IRISH ELDERLY ADVICE NETWORK

Charity number: 1115711
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Irish Elderly Advice Network, provides advice, support and information to elderly Irish and other elderly people in order to combat, poverty, isolation and distress amongst the elderly community in London. We do this by providing a comprehensive advice service covering all areas of concern to pensioners.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £302,673
Total expenditure: £292,494

People

8 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 August 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05642515 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Wheeler Chair 13 December 2011
None on record
Dr MARY NI LOCHLAINN Trustee 29 May 2024
None on record
GERALDINE CASEY Trustee 29 May 2024
None on record
John Patrick Lynch Trustee 29 May 2024
None on record
Finola Marriott Trustee 23 September 2022
LONDON IRISH PENSIONERS CHOIR
Recently registered
John Bernard O'Connor Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
MR WILLIAM FAUGHNAN Trustee 20 November 2017
None on record
JAMES CLARE Trustee 14 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £157.07k £260.26k £260.85k £343.83k £302.67k
Total expenditure £154.87k £251.32k £264.23k £311.90k £292.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £37.50k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 DECEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 9 JUNE 2006 as amended on 21 Oct 2022 as amended on 25 Oct 2022 as amended on 13 Dec 2023 as amended on 13 Dec 2023

Charitable objects

To promote any charitable purpose, in particular but not exclusively, for the benefit of older (aged 55 and above) persons who identify themselves as Irish resident in the UK by, but not limited to: Relieving their poverty by the provision of advice and information about health, welfare, housing, and social benefits. The advancement of education, including art, music and Irish culture, and the protection of health and the relief of sickness and distress, including the promotion of social, recreation and leisure activities in the interests of social welfare and in order to address isolation and improve their quality of life.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IRISH RESIDENT IN THE UK

Contact information

Address:
IRISH ELDERLY ADVICE NETWORK
c/o 50-52 CAMDEN SQUARE
LONDON
NW1 9XB
Phone:
02074280471
Email:
finance@irishelders.org.uk
Website:

www.irishelders.org.uk Open in new window